Q: Is 975,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 975,024 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 975,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 37 48 54 61 72 74 108 111 122 144 148 183 216 222 244 296 333 366 432 444 488 549 592 666 732 888 976 999 1,098 1,332 1,464 1,647 1,776 1,998 2,196 2,257 2,664 2,928 3,294 3,996 4,392 4,514 5,328 6,588 6,771 7,992 8,784 9,028 13,176 13,542 15,984 18,056 20,313 26,352 27,084 36,112 40,626 54,168 60,939 81,252 108,336 121,878 162,504 243,756 325,008 487,512 and 975,024, with no remainder.

Since 975,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 975,024, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).